Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen "has agreed to wishes of its fans and will add 1,000 additional standing-room seats for the '13-14 season," according to DER WESTEN. Club Managing Dir Wolfgang Holzhäuser said, "We have been told again and again by fan representatives that there is additional demand for standing-room seats." Leverkusen's BayArena will have 3,000 standing-room seats for the next season, up from 2,000 this year. Holzhäuser added that the additional standing room "will increase the atmosphere in the stadium and the support for the team." He said, "We have statically examined the conpect and received the green light form the authorities." The price for a standing-room season ticket "will be 'sightly' increased for next season" from €160 ($207) to €170 ($219) (DER WESTEN, 3/21).